Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	63.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA (all builds)
Memory	19.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '20 at 22:08
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	53.9% Above average	Memory 58.7 1-Core 92.8 2-Core 182 61% 111 Pts	4-Core 265 8-Core 400 41% 333 Pts	64-Core 489 30% 489 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	6.26% Terrible	Lighting 6.8 Reflection 8.65 Parallax 6.38 6% 7.28 fps	MRender 6.81 Gravity 6.23 Splatting 13.3 8% 8.77 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.26% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	63.8% Good	Lighting 76.9 Reflection 87.6 Parallax 80.6 63% 81.7 fps	MRender 79.9 Gravity 77.7 Splatting 82.9 66% 80.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 258 256 229 236 245 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 400 Write 292 Mixed 210 SusWrite 250 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 33 119% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 235 203% 301 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 153GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 365 310 273 289 297 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 395 Mixed 376 SusWrite 312 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 42.9 141% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 133%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 91GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 64 64 63 64 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 55 Write 25.7 Mixed 30 SusWrite 63.3 32% 43.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 62%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 29GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 5.4 4.2 2.8 4.9 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 26.5 Write 9.5 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 3.6 15% 13 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.6 165% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB 6,222 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	41.4% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 12.8 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 10.4 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 132 30% 132 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 102%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS IX FORMULA - $378

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,160x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	178x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	341x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	234x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	92x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	67x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	62x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	57x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	81x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	56x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	52x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $1,187

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16